Manuscript Works Newsletter
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Archive
About
More
return
;
New
Top
Discussion
How long will publishers wait for you?
Hi Manuscript Workers, It’s been a rough week out there. My thoughts go out to those who are grieving and those who don’t feel safe right now. We’ve…
Laura Portwood-Stacer
May 18
2
Comment
Share
Share this post
How long will publishers wait for you?
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Advance contracts, explained
Hello Manuscript Workers, Last week’s newsletter took on a few of the persistent myths of scholarly book publishing. I attempted to offer some clarity…
Laura Portwood-Stacer
May 11
3
Comment
Share
Share this post
Advance contracts, explained
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Mythbusting, scholarly publishing edition
On publishing from your dissertation and publishing from outside the academy
Laura Portwood-Stacer
May 4
4
Comment
Share
Share this post
Mythbusting, scholarly publishing edition
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Enrollment opens in one hour
For the Book Proposal Accelerator
Laura Portwood-Stacer
May 2
3
Comment
Share
Share this post
Enrollment opens in one hour
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Book Proposal Accelerator questions, answered
Hi Manuscript Workers, The 2022–2023 Book Proposal Accelerator program opens for enrollment this Monday (May 2) at 9am Pacific. That means I will soon…
Laura Portwood-Stacer
Apr 27
2
Comment
Share
Share this post
Book Proposal Accelerator questions, answered
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Why book proposals get rejected
And how to avoid it happening to yours
Laura Portwood-Stacer
Apr 20
4
Comment
3
Share
Share this post
Why book proposals get rejected
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
How bad is it to miss a book deadline?
Hi Manuscript Workers, Have you ever told someone (such as an editor) that you’d send them something by a particular date, and then the date came and…
Laura Portwood-Stacer
Apr 13
4
Comment
Share
Share this post
How bad is it to miss a book deadline?
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Finish Your Book Proposal This Summer
Land a publisher next school year
Laura Portwood-Stacer
Apr 6
Comment
Share
Share this post
Finish Your Book Proposal This Summer
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
The Struggle Continues
Hi Manuscript Workers, A little bit of personal sharing today: We’re seeing a significant abatement in the Covid numbers here in Los Angeles, which is a…
Laura Portwood-Stacer
Mar 30
2
Comment
Share
Share this post
The Struggle Continues
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
What's Coming Up at Manuscript Works
Hi Manuscript Workers, This week’s newsletter is a quickie to tell you about a few things I have coming up that you might be interested in. First, my…
Laura Portwood-Stacer
Mar 23
2
Comment
1
Share
Share this post
What's Coming Up at Manuscript Works
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
What Will Your Book Do For You?
A post about goals (that I've been trying to write for two years)
Laura Portwood-Stacer
Mar 16
3
Comment
Share
Share this post
What Will Your Book Do For You?
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Putting All Your Eggs in One (Dream Publisher's) Basket
Behind-the-scenes advice on how to handle situations that arise after you’ve submitted a book proposal to your top presses. This week: what if your…
Laura Portwood-Stacer
Mar 9
3
Comment
1
Share
Share this post
Putting All Your Eggs in One (Dream Publisher's) Basket
newsletter.manuscriptworks.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts